Alle Kapitel von The Billionaire Bargain : Kapitel 101 – Kapitel 105

"Is my brother in the hall, nurse?"The previous evening Elizabeth had been moved to a small, private room in the west wing of St. Jude’s Memorial. That night she experienced a series of fluorescent flashes, the constant low hum of the monitoring machinery, and the ongoing, cold sensation caused by the IV needle which had been firmly taped to the back of her hand. Morning came in the form of pale, overcast grey light, slipping quietly through the narrow blinds, but the one face she longed to see—the one that could possibly provide her with a sense of familiarity in this difficult situation—had not yet appeared. All she wanted was to go home; she felt utterly exhausted, irritable, deeply lonely, and completely ruined, even though the nursing staff appeared to be determined to postpone her discharge by carrying out an endless number of checks and chart reviews and giving polite evasions.The nurse, a woman of middle age having a most unexpectedly mild and kind voice, fidgeted by the fo

He stretched out his arms, grasping her shoulders firmly and in a protective manner. His face showed clear signs of painful and deeply felt sincerity as he made her look directly into his eyes. "Wife me now, tomorrow, or at any time you choose—just agree to marry me."Elizabeth blinked as her mind was thrown into a state of confusion by the sudden flood of statements. "I— What do you mean, another baby?"She slowly turned her head, shifting her look away from Henri's dark eyes and instead fixing her brother with a cold, demanding look.By the distant wall his brother stood there, looking surprisingly small even though he was wearing a tailored suit. His arms were held rather oddly at his sides and his eyes were wide as he shifted his feet in the manner of a child who was guilty and caught lying. He tried to speak, shut his mouth again, and then opened it once more, obviously finding it difficult to come up with words that could justify what he had done."I told him that you had lost t

The band continued playing during the evening and the guests laughed, danced and drank. No one really noticed that the groom had kidnapped the bride, and if they had, Henri didn't give a damn.He never managed to work out why Elizabeth had decided to be difficult to get hold of as the wedding approached, and even less could he fathom why he had simply agreed to it.But at that moment, in the hidden shadows of the closet—where the smell of her rose perfume mixed with that of dry cedar—he had Elizabeth exactly where he had always desired her. She was in his arms and his mouth was feeding on her bare throat as his hands looked around her dress for any way to reach the smooth, creamy skin underneath.“Be careful!” Elizabeth screeched as he pulled on the fine zipper at the back and an invisible button came loose.He laughed darkly and pushed his way through the opening. "You're not going to wear it again; I could tear it apart and get rid of all this nonsense." For hours the guests had bee